[jQuery] Validation Question

[Dave Maharaj :: WidePixels.com]

I submit my form , check valid, valid then away it goes.
 
I was wondering 1 thing. I have 
 
$(this).validate(validate_awards);
   var valid = $(this).valid();
   if (valid) { 
        do my stuff
}
 
Now I have validate_awards which contains my rules for validation
 
var validate_awards = {
 keyup: true,
 rules: {
  "data[Award][title]":{required:true},
  "data[Award][description]":{required:true,minlength: 25},
  "data[Award][year]":{required:true}
  }
};
 
On another form same set up but validate_user is called to validate the
user.
 
Can I just group all of my validation rules into 1 var such as 
 
var validations = {
 keyup: true,
 rules: {
  "data[Award][title]":{required:true},
  "data[Award][description]":{required:true,minlength: 25},
  "data[Award][year]":{required:true}
 "data[User][fname]":{required:true},
  "data[User][lname]":{required:true},
  "data[User][age]":{required:true}

  }
};
 
and jquery will ignore any fields that are not present in the form being
validated? Or when I validate my awards it will look for the User fields
since its included in the validations rules?
 
Thanks
 
Dave